Neovim Tips & Tricks

This chapter compiles many of the best tips and tricks that the Neovim community has developed over the years to turbo-charge your Neovim workflow.

Tips filed in: Editing

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Applying a Normal-mode Command to a Range

Learn how to apply Normal Mode commands to an entire range

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Moving Lines

Learn a key map that simplifies moving lines of text around in a Buffer.

Inserting Unicode Characters

Learn how to quickly insert Unicode characters into a Buffer.

Insert a REST API Response

Learn how to convert Neovim into a simple REST API client.

Tips filed in: Formatting

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External Formatting

This tip demonstrates how to quickly format a buffer using an external command

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Applying a Normal-mode Command to a Range

Learn how to apply Normal Mode commands to an entire range

Formatting a Selection

Learn how to quickly format a group of Visually-select lines in a Buffer

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Manually Re-Flowing Paragraphs

Learn how to quickly reflow all lines in the current paragraph.

Tips filed in: Misc

Yank the Entire Buffer

Learn how to quickly yank all text in a Buffer.

Current Buffer Diff

This tips demonstrates a simple method for diffing changes in the current buffer

Tips filed in: Shell

Insert a REST API Response

Learn how to convert Neovim into a simple REST API client.

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Removing Duplicates

Quickly remove duplicate lines from a Buffer.

Current Buffer Diff

This tips demonstrates a simple method for diffing changes in the current buffer

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External Formatting

This tip demonstrates how to quickly format a buffer using an external command

Tips filed in: Keymap

Navigating Markdown Headings

Learn a simple key map that helps you quickly navigate between Markdown headings.

Improved J

Neovim's J operator is great, but this tip shows how to make it even better.

Navigating Markdown Headings with Treesitter

Learn how to navigate Markdown headings using Tree-sitter.

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Moving Lines

Learn a key map that simplifies moving lines of text around in a Buffer.

Tips filed in: Workflow

Search and Replace in Multiple Files

Search and replace all occurrences of a word in multiple files.

Tips filed in: Navigating

Navigating Markdown Headings

Learn a simple key map that helps you quickly navigate between Markdown headings.

Navigating Markdown Headings with Treesitter

Learn how to navigate Markdown headings using Tree-sitter.